Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Journal of Progressive Human Services
ISSN 1042-8232 · eISSN 1540-7616 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Progressive Human Services: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 476 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 48% (journal website); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Progressive Human Services is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Work Education and Practice, Homelessness and Social Issues and Mental Health and Patient Involvement, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The only journal of its kind in the United States, the Journal of Progressive Human Services: Radical Thought & Praxis® (JPHS) covers political, social, personal, and professional problems in human services from radical and anti-oppressive perspectives. The Journal publishes content that includes theory and practice and assumes that the economic, political, social, and cultural structures privilege some and not others. JPHS engages dialogue and action that challenges power, status quo, and oppressions to create realities that improve quality of life. Within this radical scope, the Journal stimulates debate about major social issues and contributes to the development of the analytical tools needed for building a caring society based on social justice. The Journal's contributors examine oppressions and elevate the voices of vulnerable populations, workers, and citizens, and those who have experienced social service interventions voluntarily or involuntarily. The Journal seeks to analyze dilemmas of practice in contexts, and strategies for ending “isms” -racism, sexism, ageism, heterosexism, and discrimination of persons who are disabled and psychologically distressed. The Journal is affiliated with Social Welfare Action Alliance (SWAA), a national organization of progressive social workers in human services, reflecting a concern for social justice, peace, and coalition building with progressive social movements. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by a minimum of two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 52, Canada 5, South Africa 3, Iran 2, Ireland 1 (64 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences27.4%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions15.3%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions7.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.2%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, The Alternative Press Index (API), LGBT Life, Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), SocINDEX, CSA Social Services Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.88Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 79,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 659 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 7 | 24 |
| 2024 | 26 | 5 | 52 |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 64 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 75 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 135 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 476 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Progressive Human Services is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by a minimum of two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by a minimum of two anonymous referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1042-8232
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-7616
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Progressive Human Services
What CAS zone is Journal of Progressive Human Services in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Progressive Human Services is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Social Work. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Progressive Human Services?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Progressive Human Services?
The publisher reports about 476 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Progressive Human Services in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Progressive Human Services based?
Of the 64 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (52), Canada (5) and South Africa (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Progressive Human Services?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Progressive Human Services is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Progressive Human Services open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Progressive Human Services is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .